Shelb1uk
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Hi All...
Hard to believe that this time A WHOLE YEAR AGO I has the pre-pump jitters and was pootling along with injections...time flys!
Yes my lil Poppy is 1 this Friday bless her!
A year ago my HBA1C was 8.6 it is now a steady 6.9 🙂
A year ago I had the dawn phenomina everyday and would wake with hangover symptoms and not feel 'human' till lunchtime - now I actually wake up with a smile and headache free - unless I had a late night haha
A year ago I was terified of being attached to a machine 24/7 - a year on I forget its there (and I felt this way after a few days of pumping)
A year ago diabetes frustrated me - A year on its still does but not quite as much now I have the tools to make changes and improve my control better than before
It's not all plain sailing though, blood in the line, threat of ketones, a whole new way of life to get used to, and set changes and air bubbles and all sorts!
On the whole tho I am truely grateful for the postive changes my pump has bought to me...and I look forward to many more years of pumping with my Poppy....HURRY UP CURE!!!
x x x
Hard to believe that this time A WHOLE YEAR AGO I has the pre-pump jitters and was pootling along with injections...time flys!
Yes my lil Poppy is 1 this Friday bless her!
A year ago my HBA1C was 8.6 it is now a steady 6.9 🙂
A year ago I had the dawn phenomina everyday and would wake with hangover symptoms and not feel 'human' till lunchtime - now I actually wake up with a smile and headache free - unless I had a late night haha
A year ago I would look at my records of finger pricks and not have a clue how to make things better or if I did it would take several days to see any change- now I can adjust my BI hourly, change my basal rate for any amount of time (TBR) and generally have a lot more flexibilty and options to solve problems
A year ago I was terified of being attached to a machine 24/7 - a year on I forget its there (and I felt this way after a few days of pumping)
A year ago diabetes frustrated me - A year on its still does but not quite as much now I have the tools to make changes and improve my control better than before
It's not all plain sailing though, blood in the line, threat of ketones, a whole new way of life to get used to, and set changes and air bubbles and all sorts!
On the whole tho I am truely grateful for the postive changes my pump has bought to me...and I look forward to many more years of pumping with my Poppy....HURRY UP CURE!!!
x x x
